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RET mutation and expression in small-cell lung cancer.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 1 Sept 2014
Dabir Snehal, Babakoohi Shahab, Kluge Amy, Morrow James J, Kresak Adam, Yang Michael, MacPherson David, Wildey Gary, Dowlati Afshin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is growing interest in defining the somatic mutations associated with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Unfortunately, a serious blockade to genomic analyses of this disease is a limited access to tumors because surgery is rarely performed. We used our clinical/pathologic database of SCLC patients to determine the availability of biopsy specimens that could be used for genomic studies and to...
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